Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-06-08
PROCLAMATION.
To Our Well Beloved Subjects If
Northern Montana Greeting:

To Our Well Beloved Subjects IN
Northern Montana, Greeting:
We hereby direct you to meet at Great
Falls on the Fourth day of July, 1887, to
celebrate with due honor the anniversary
Of the Declaration of American Iniepen-
denee. We desire especially the presence
Of our subjects who reside in the valleys
Of the Missouri, the Sun, the Teton and
the Marias, including those living in Fort
Benton, Sun River, Choteau and Neihart.
We direct our representative at Great
Falls to carry into effect the following de-
cree:
I. The great festival is to be announced
at midnight by the ringing of bells and
the discharge of cannon and fireworks.
Each store and residence, including our
castle on the Missouri, shall be decorated
with evergreens and display the national
colors.
II. The citizens shall assemble in the
forenoon to hear the Declaration of indie
pendence read by Charles NJ. Webster
and listen to an Grafton appropriate thereto
by our worthy counsellor, George w. Tay-
lor.
III. The band shall play at the conclu-
sion OF the said Grafton, which is not to
occupy more than two hours in delivery,
such patriotic airs as the "Star Spangled
Banner" my Country It's of Thee" and
yankee Doodle"
~. We authorize our we'll beloved sub
iects, after an interval for drinks, to en-
gage in the sports of the day. such as las
SONG wild steers, horse and boat-racing.
base ball and athletic exercises GENERALLY.
V. We rely upon the well Unknown gal
lantry and courtesy of our subjects for the
due entertainment of the ladies who shall
lake part in this celebration, and direct
that for their amusement a grand ball
be given on the night of the Fourth.
VI. We direct our worthy ministers. |
and executive, to see that this decree is
carried Into effect and we hereby appro-
pirate ten thousand dollars from our royal |
treasury to meet all disbursements con-
nected Herewith.
Given at our palace in the Giant Spring
on this seventh day of June, A. D. 1881,
and OF our reign the 4,S57th.
AQUARIUs, Rex.
The fireworks will be very grand.
Ill. Wilcox will walk against time.
The committee is preparing actively.
New attractions are being devised daily.
Perhaps there will be an amateur bull
light
TIE. Brady will ride a fiery, untsmed
steed.
The fire brigade will parade and display
their skill.
Mr.. Hughes says the Neihart boys will
be on hand.
All the subcommittee will make ia
vorable reports.
Country folks should engage rooms In
at the hotels. l.
The colored boys at the Park are re-
h~earsing for the concert.
There will be a dog race. Cupid and
Brock are already entered. {
DR.. Laid will engage in a friendly glove
contest with the "Unknown."
Won't there be fun at the ball? Dancing :
VIII be kept up till broad daylight.
Win Nichols will captivate the maidens
the Missouri valley with his guitar.
Great Falls should organize a militia
company by the Fourth. Uncle Sam will
give arms and equipments free.
The Central e and South avenue
lines will play a game of base ball for the
championship of northern Montana. !
George Taylor is preparinga soul-stirr-
ng, patriotic address, which is to be de-
lvered from a stump in old-time style. 8
All e~nterprising merchants will decor :,
tie their stores. The houses on Central +.
venue and First-avenue South are to bel
with Chinese lanterns.
The crowning event of the day will he
ne contest between cowboys, who will I'm
lertake to lasso wild steers and morse 5
resh from the range. The most darir -
owboy will receive a prize.
Operator Cunningham offers 10 row .
from Broadwater Bay to the BIZ ,cI
.agle falls, including a trip over the { lam
he stakes to be 500 and half the gate
loney; twenty dollars forfeit to oe de-
osited with the sporting editor Of the
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